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The Outsiders chapters 1-5

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of the story?

a)

S. E. Hinton

b)

E. S. Hinton

c)

S. E. Curtis

2.

Where does the story take place?

a)

Texas, USA

b)

Oklahoma, USA

c)

Misisipi, USA

3.

Who are the members of the Greasers?

a)

Ponyboy, Bob, Dally, Johnny, Darry, Two-Bit Mathews, Steve, Sodapop

b)

Ponyboy, Dally, Johnny, Darry, Two-Bit Mathews, Steve, Sodapop, Cherry

c)

Ponyboy, Dally, Johnny, Darry, Two-Bit Mathews, Randy, Steve, Sodapop

d)

Ponyboy, Dally, Johnny, Darry, Two-Bit Mathews, Steve, Sodapop

4.

They were orphaned brothers who live on the East side.

a)

Ponyboy, Dally and Sodapop

b)

Johnny, Ponyboy and Sodapop

c)

Ponyboy, Darry and Sodapop

5.

He was polite and soft-spoken, and Cherry accepted his friendship.

a)

Marcia

b)

Ponyboy

c)

Dally

d)

Johnny

6.

He was rude, crude, foul-mouthed and annoyed the girls.

a)

Darry

b)

Ponyboy

c)

Dally

d)

Johnny

7.

What happened to Pony on his way home from the movies?

a)

He cut his hair

b)

The Socs kick him out of the group

c)

He was jumped by some Socs

8.

Who did Dally, Johnny and Ponyboy meet at the Nightly

Double?

a)

Bob & Randy

b)

Bob & Cherry

c)

Cherry & Marcia

9.

What had happened to Johnny prior to the time of this story?

a)

He had been jumped and beaten by a group of Socs who came from a blue Mustang

b)

He had cut his hair

c)

He had killed one of the Socs

10.

Who were Cherry and Marcia's boyfriends?

a)

Randy and Darry

b)

Bob and Ponyboy

c)

Randy and Bob

11.

In Chapter 3, what caused Ponyboy to "run away" ?

a)

Darry hit him during an argument over his being late

b)

Johnny killed one of the Socs in order to save Ponyboy's life

c)

Darry told him he couldn't see Cherry anymore

12.

What happened to Johnny and Ponyboy at the park?

a)

They fought against the Socs and Ponyboy killed Bob

b)

The Socs found them. They tried to drown Ponyboy, but Johnny got scared and stabbed Bob

c)

The Socs found them and Bob killed Johnny

13.

To whom do Johnny and Pony turn for help after Johnny killed Bob? Why?

a)

Darry because he has experience at such things

b)

Sodapop because he had money to help

c)

Dally because he has experience at such things

14.

Where did Ponyboy and Johnny go after the incident?

a)

Jay's Mountain

b)

to a church in Dallas

c)

to hide in Dally's house

15.

Why did Johnny and Pony go to Jay's Mountain?

a)

Because there was a church so they could pray for their sins

b)

There was an old church there where the boys could hide out until Dally could come with the next part of a plan

c)

Because Dally lived there and he could hide them

16.

When Pony wakes up, Johnny isn’t there. Why?

a)

He went to Dally's house

b)

The police caught him

c)

He has gone to get food and supplies for their stay

17.

What book does Johnny bring back?

a)

Into the wild

b)

Gone with the wind

c)

Wuthering heights

18.

What was Johnny's idea?

a)

To dye their hair

b)

To cut their hair

c)

To go back to the police

19.

What's the main quote of the poem that the boys read?

a)

Stay gold

b)

Nothing gold can stay

c)

We all watch the same sunset

20.

Who arrives at the church?

a)

Dally

b)

Darry

c)

Sodapop

21.

When Dally finally arrives at the church, what news does he bring?

a)

He tells the boys that the police are looking for them towards

Texas

b)

He brings a letter from Soda to Pony

c)

He tells them that Cherry is a spy for the Greasers

22.

What was Johnny's relationship with his parents?

a)

They ignored him or beat him up all of the time

b)

They kicked him out of the house

c)

They died in a car accident